“I think we’ve shown against Paris St-Germain that on any given day we can beat a top team,” Solskjaer was quoted by Metro UK as saying.

“Any team can beat anyone of the eight. There’s still top, top quality. Of course, with Cristiano [Ronaldo] still in it I don’t think it’s opened up that much.

“There are so many variables and these games will be decided by margins.

“Of course that VAR, even though for me it’s a penalty, you can still be unlucky and not get it in the last minute and then we’d be out and no one would really remember the PSG performance.

“I believe that you get what you deserve in life, in sports. If you put the work in, if you work hard, show the right attitude, if you go in every single day and do the right things you can maximise your chances.

“So yes, we can go all the way but you’ve got to be lucky and good along the way.”